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Examples of save in a Sentence

He is trying to save his marriage by going to counseling for his drug addiction.

She saved a tense situation by staying calm.

Thinner computer monitors save space.

She would rather save than spend.

Save a little money for later.

She saves part of her pay every week.

I saved $20,000 for a down payment on the house.

She saved $15 at the grocery store by using coupons.

Recent Examples of save from the Web

The early testing will enable the company to assess the stability and reliability of adding tabs to applications, allowing Microsoft to refine the interface for saving and restoring sets of tabs, the integration into Timeline, and so on.

The Belgian had a volley saved by Petr Cech in the same passage of play, and stayed on the edge of the box to exchange passes with Fernandinho to work the space, before giving the 35-year-old no chance.

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Origin and Etymology of save

Middle English, from Anglo-French salver, from Late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus safe — more at safe

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So will the memory of Bumgarner making the 2014 postseason his personal showcase, walking out of the Kauffman Stadium bullpen for a five-inning save that secured a Game 7 victory over the Kansas City Royals for title No. 3 in five years.

Rookie outfielder Jesse Winker hit his sixth homer of the season, right-hander Sal Romano threw eight shutout innings and Cody Reed recorded his first career save as the Reds beat the Pirates 2-1 on Saturday.

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Origin and Etymology of save

Middle English sauf, from Anglo-French sauve, from sauf, adjective, safe — more at safe